Password management

This section can be summarized by two characteristics of passwords: hard to break and containing as many different types of characters as possible. But you probably already know that passwords such as 12345 or QWERTY are not good choices. In general, it seems that the silliest passwords, such as 1L1k3P4nK3ke$ (I like pancakes), are the hardest to crack. Unfortunately, we don’t always have control over the passwords our users set... or do we? Here and now, I want to make you aware that we can force them into certain password requirements. To do this, go to Setup, and in the quick find box, please enter password policies and select the entry that appears. Here is a list of settings that will help you manage passwords using Password Policies:

• User passwords expire in: This setting allows us to determine the length of time a password is set for. In the list, we have options ranging from 30 days to Never expires.
• Enforce password history (How I dislike...